Debbie’s personal research is concerned with inner dialogues and the notion of the ‘self’. This exploration of the ‘self’ and a positioning of oneself in the world aim to pose certain questions for the viewer.

Autobiographical references play an important part in the creation of scenarios that are edited and filtered through the creative process. Using memory, however fragmented, as a tool, allows a deeper level of understanding of the ‘self’ to emerge. Images come to the surface, sometimes unbidden and are either scrutinised or allowed to stay dormant until required.

The processes she employs aim to free stained glass from its ecclesiastical confines and preconceptions to give it a contemporary context, even though the techniques used have changed little since medieval times.

Through experimentation with paint application, layers are created to enhance the ethereal quality of the image.

The scenarios created aim to fulfill a desire to share intimate feelings with the viewer while attempting to remain ambiguous, charting the terrain of an interior life and imagination.

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